Anglo-Saxon Literature

Ælfric Aldhelm Alfred alliteration Anglo-Saxon Anglo-Saxon literature appears bears Bede beginning Beowulf bishop called Canterbury century CHAPTER chief Christian Chronicles Church close collection Conquest contains continued culture described died ealle early edition England English example extant famous gave give given Gospels Greek hand heathen Homilies interest Italy king known land language later Latin laws learning Library light lines literary literature lived look lord manuscript meaning middle monastery native naturally Northumbria original Oxford perhaps period piece poem poet poetic poetry present preserved produced prose religious remains remarkable representative Roman Saxon seems seen shillings speak story tenth century thæt tham things thought took traces translation vernacular volume wæs West whole writings written wrote